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technomagic

technomagic noun: the use of technology that is impressive and difficult to understand, especially in the field of computing.

Noun

technomagic (uncountable)

  1. (informal) The use of technology that is impressive and difficult to understand, especially in the field of computing.
    • The demo wowed its audience with its technomagic, leading some audience members to quote Clarke's third law: "any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic."
  2. The combination of magic and technology.
    • In her thesis paper, she explored the theme of technomagic among cargo cults.

Origin of technomagic

From techno- + magic.

Questions about technomagic

What does technomagic mean?
Technomagic means the use of technology that is impressive and difficult to understand, especially in the field of computing.
What part of speech is technomagic?
Technomagic is a noun.

Words near technomagic in the dictionary

  1. technolust
  2. technomad
  3. technomads
  4. technomage
  5. technomages
  6. technomagic
  7. technomanagement
  8. technomanager
  9. technomanagerial
  10. technomanagers
  11. technomancer

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